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C/1861 G1 (Thatcher)

C/1861 G1 (Thatcher)

Comet
Comet C/1861 G1 (Thatcher) is a long-period comet with roughly a 422-year orbit that is expected to return around 2283. It was discovered by A. E. Thatcher. It is responsible for the April Lyrid meteor shower. Carl Wilhelm Baeker also... Wikipedia
Meteor shower spawned: Lyrids
Discovered: April 5, 1861
Discovered by: A. E. Thatcher
Aphelion: 112 AU; (beyond Eris)
Perihelion: 0.921 AU (1861); 0.917 AU (2283)